What is the Bypass Campaign podcast about?

It shows how communities can outrun advertising ring-fencing using member-driven, opt-in email outreach.

How can I help right now?

Grab the pre-written email from the members’ area, personalise one sentence, and share it with a few trusted friends.

Is this approach privacy-friendly?

Yes. It’s person-to-person, opt-in, and aligned with our seven-virtues ethos: privacy, clarity, stewardship, and collaboration.

Breaking the Fence: Unite Against Advertising Limits

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The Bypass Podcast Powered by the People

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Breaking the Fence: How Guardians Can Outrun Advertising Boundaries

Breaking the Fence: Bypass Campaign podcast opens with a rousing trumpet fanfare, signalling that this is not just talk — it’s action. We reveal how advertising ring‑fencing limits independent voices by boxing outreach into narrow geographic zones, inflating costs and throttling reach. Instead of playing by those rules, this episode of the Bypass Campaign podcast presents a practical alternative: member‑driven email outreach.

Here’s the play: Guardians share a short, pre‑written email with friends and allies to spread the word globally — no algorithmic throttling, no pay‑to‑play walls. We walk through the simple steps, explain why it works, and show how to keep things respectful, opt‑in, and effective.

Step‑by‑step: How to bypass the ring‑fence

Get the template: open the ready‑to‑send email from our members’ area.
Personalise lightly: add one sentence in your voice — why this matters to you.
Send it: forward to a few people weekly (or whenever it feels right).
Invite reply: ask recipients to share with one or two trusted friends.

This creates an authentic, person‑to‑person network where people hear from people — not ad platforms. Throughout, we reinforce our seven‑virtues ethos: privacy, clarity, stewardship, courage, temperance, justice, and collaboration. The conversation highlights the global potential of this approach: if every member reaches ten people, and they reach ten more, the fence breaks — sustainably and respectfully. We close, as always, with our country‑and‑western whistle — a nod to independence and grit.

Listen now: Episode audio file (length 28:07 • ~23.75 MB)